AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.
♦ PBR P"ES3 ASSOCIATION. Melbourne, September 12. The Oonnci! of the University, in asking the Premier for financial assistance, necessitated by recent defalcations, stated that the endowment securities had been 'ampered with. As far as is kn«~wa upwards of .£12,000 worth of debentures have been stolen, in addition to cash defalcation". Sydney, September 13. Tbe electric tram system is dislocated owing to the sudden increase in thn pressure at the Ultimo power house. There was a s'idden crashing I naig« and a blinding flashlight. The "witch board was destroyed, and the fl'THes spread to the roof. The file was quicldv extinguished. All the trams within a radius of seven miles were stopped. Ste'm motors will be utilised to-day until repiirs are exeI2uted.
Brisbane, September 13. During a debate in Committee, Mr. Kerr, a Labour member, expressed the hop*> that they would get a better Chairman next tim<\ He refused to withdraw the remark, and was suspended for 24 hou'S. The Executive has extended the prohibition of New Zealand swine for six months. Received 14, J. 17 a.m. Perth, September 13. The Palare Chambers ai> Kalgoorlie, valued at ,£20,000, have been destroyed by fire.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 213, 14 September 1901, Page 3
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194AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 213, 14 September 1901, Page 3
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